Peas (Green), to Boil

Instructions

1. Shell your peas as soon as you have gathered them, if possible.
2. For a large vegetable dish of peas, take a quart of water and put into it a pinch of salt and a small piece of vegetable charcoal.
3. Boil for fifteen minutes, if the peas are young and fresh, in an open saucepan.
4. When tender, drain through a colander and put into a dish with a piece of butter. If the peas were gathered some time before being shelled they will have lost their sweetness, in which case add a teaspoonful of sugar.
5. Shake well together in the dish, and keep the dish on the top of the saucepan for five minutes to melt the butter and sugar before serving.